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Ayubia National Park

Ayubia National Park (ایوبیہ ملی باغ)
Ayubia
Protected Area
Ayubia clouds.jpg
View of clouds in Ayubia National Park
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Range Himalayas
District Abbottabad
Elevation 8,000 ft (2,438 m)
Coordinates 33°51′54.83″N 73°8′19.57″E / 33.8652306°N 73.1387694°E / 33.8652306; 73.1387694Coordinates: 33°51′54.83″N 73°8′19.57″E / 33.8652306°N 73.1387694°E / 33.8652306; 73.1387694
Highest point Miranjani
 - elevation 2,980 m (9,777 ft)
 - coordinates 34°06′30″N 73°24′20″E / 34.10833°N 73.40556°E / 34.10833; 73.40556
Area 33.12 km2 (13 sq mi)
Biomes Temperate coniferous forest, Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest
Geology Limestone, Nummulite, Sandstone, Shale
Established 1984
Management Wildlife and Parks Department,
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 - location Dunga Gali
 - coordinates 34°03′20″N 73°25′0″E / 34.05556°N 73.41667°E / 34.05556; 73.41667
Visitation 250,000
IUCN category V - Protected Landscape/Seascape
Ayubia National Park is located in Pakistan
Ayubia National Park
Ayubia National Park is located in west Himalayas, north of Muree and south of Nathiagali

Ayubia National Park (Urdu: ایوبیہ ملی باغ‎), also known as Ayubia (Urdu: ایوبیہ‎), is a protected area of 3,312 hectares (8,184 acres) located in Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It was declared a national park in 1984. Ayubia was named after Muhammad Ayub Khan (1958–1969), second President of Pakistan. The area supports temperate coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion habitats, with an average elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above the sea level.

Ayubia National Park is surrounded by seven major villages and four small towns of Thandiani, Nathiagali, Ayubia and Khanspur. The park has been developed as a resort complex from a combination of four mini resorts of Khaira Gali, Changla Gali, Khanspur and Ghora Dhaka in Galyat. Currently, it is managed by the Wildlife and Parks Department of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.


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